AA Degree in General Education

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The AA degree is a generalist degree designed to satisfy liberal education requirements and prepare students for work on a bachelor?s degree in any field at virtually all universities across North America. Bemidji State University (BSU) and Alexandria Technical College (ATC) are partnering to offer courses required for students to earn an associate in arts (AA) degree from BSU in Alexandria.

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AA Degree in General Education

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The AA degree is a generalist degree designed to satisfy liberal education requirements and prepare students for work on a bachelor?s degree in any field at virtually all universities across North America. Bemidji State University (BSU) and Alexandria Technical College (ATC) are partnering to offer courses required for students to earn an associate in arts (AA) degree from BSU in Alexandria.

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AAS Degree for Medical Transcriptionist/Editor

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This program intends to provide upto-date perspective on patient documentation for the electronic healthcare record. Students transcribe traditional dictation as well as develop the editing skills necessary to ensure document quality with voice generated technologies. In this program, students are prepared for a career in medical transcription and medical records positions. Instruction emphasizes the areas of anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, medical office procedures, medical records, and medical transcription. Students will apply their knowledge to the preparation of medical documents dictated by physicians for patients' charts.

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AAS Degree in Communication Art and Design

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The first year of this program focuses on learning the basic hand-to-eye skills through a series of drawing, painting, and illustration courses while at the same time introducing the elements of design, typography, editorial and advertising design. The second year of this program focuses on learning leading edge communication arts technology. Innovative software programs that perform page layout, drawing, and animation are an integral part of the working vocabulary. The students will earn an AAS degree when successfully completing the technical and general elective requirements.

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AS in Individualized Professional Studies

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This personalized degree provides students the opportunity: to focus on specialized career interests not offered in the college?s structured degree program, to combine and integrate a number of subjects into a degree program, to complete the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum and/or to build on a current area of expertise. Students work collaboratively with faculty and staff to create a degree program that meets individualized educational needs. Students who enroll in this program need to choose a specific educational track. Track one consists of 24 technical credits and 40 general education credits (complete the ten goal areas of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum or MnTC). Track two consists of 34 technical credits and 30 general education credits (fulfill six goal areas of the MnTC).

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AS in Individualized Professional Studies

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This personalized degree provides students the opportunity: to focus on specialized career interests not offered in the college?s structured degree program, to combine and integrate a number of subjects into a degree program, to complete the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum and/or to build on a current area of expertise. Students work collaboratively with faculty and staff to create a degree program that meets individualized educational needs. Students who enroll in this program need to choose a specific educational track. Track one consists of 24 technical credits and 40 general education credits (complete the ten goal areas of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum or MnTC). Track two consists of 34 technical credits and 30 general education credits (fulfill six goal areas of the MnTC).

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Associate Degree in Nursing

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This program aim is to prepare qualified LPN's to apply to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses. Students receive 10 credits for their LPN education and must take the required 32 credits of general education. To complete this 64 credit Nursing AS degree, students must take 22 nursing theory and clinical credits.

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Associate in Applied Science Degree for Business Web Strategist

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In this program, students will learn how to tap the various modes of social media to listen to and to be empathetic to the needs of the customer. Students will complete coursework necessary to successfully align websites with business objectives. Students will develop secure, robust, and highly scalable web applications that include back-end database design and easy-to-use front-end interfaces using ColdFusion. Focus on web design will also occur in courses such as web animation and multimedia production where students learn how to program sites using flash, action script, and other technologies. The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degrees range from 64 to 85 credits and include at least 18 semester credits of general education. Students must select courses from at least three goal areas of the MnTC.

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Associate in Applied Science Degree for Health and Fitness Specialist

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This program prepares students to supervise, lead and/or develop health and fitness programs for a variety of organizations. This program blends health and fitness, entrepreneurial, business and marketing courses. Areas of study include anatomy, biomechanics, exercise physiology, nutrition, interpersonal communication, psychology, computer, business, marketing, sales, advertising, CPR and first aid. Specialty courses include instructor education in teaching aerobic, muscle, strength, endurance and flexibility training. The courses prepare students for national exam certifications (National Academy of Sports Medicine: NASM-CPT, National Strength and Conditioning Association: NSCA-CPT). Additionally, health screening, testing and injury prevention is incorporated into the learning. The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degrees range from 64 to 85 credits and include at least 18 semester credits of general education. Students must select courses from at least three goal areas of the MnTC.

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Associate in Applied Science Degree for Human Services Practitioner

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This program prepares potential direct service workers with classroom theory and lab experiences plus an internship. It is designed for people working in the field or pursuing a direct service career. The program is designed to train individuals to provide residential, vocational, or education supports to people with disabilities in their communities. The courses are designed to meet the competencies identified in the National Skills Standards for Community Based Human Service Practitioners and National Health Care Skill Standards. All core courses are offered online at Alexandria Technical College, but provided through South Central College in Mankato, Minnesota. The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degrees range from 64 to 85 credits and include at least 18 semester credits of general education. Students must select courses from at least three goal areas of the MnTC.

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Associate in Applied Science Degree for Human Services Practitioner

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This program prepares potential direct service workers with classroom theory and lab experiences plus an internship. It is designed for people working in the field or pursuing a direct service career. The program is designed to train individuals to provide residential, vocational, or education supports to people with disabilities in their communities. The courses are designed to meet the competencies identified in the National Skills Standards for Community Based Human Service Practitioners and National Health Care Skill Standards. All core courses are offered online at Alexandria Technical College, but provided through South Central College in Mankato, Minnesota. The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degrees range from 64 to 85 credits and include at least 18 semester credits of general education. Students must select courses from at least three goal areas of the MnTC.

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Associate in Applied Science Degree for Legal Administrative Assistant

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This program aims to prepare students for many specialized administrative support staff roles in the legal field and other areas of business. The coursework includes extensive training in the preparation and handling of legal documents such as affidavits, wills, pleadings, deeds, discovery documents, etc. The program stresses the importance of accuracy, productivity and ethical considerations in the legal environment while maintaining confidentiality. It also focuses on a variety of legal principles including civil and criminal litigation, probate and estate planning, real estate law, family law, business organizations in Minnesota, debtor/creditor law, bankruptcy, and legal research. Advanced legal principles are addressed in the third and fourth semester of instruction and include trial preparation, appellate procedure, and law office management. Students typically complete the 68-credit Legal Administrative Assistant AAS program in four semesters. Students may also elect to complete their legal administrative assistant degree with a concentration in administrative office management. They may alternatively choose to enroll in the three-semester, forty five credits Legal Secretary Program or the two-semester, twenty eight-credit Legal Receptionist certificate program.

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Associate in Applied Science Degree for Medical Administrative Specialist

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This program aims to prepare students for a variety of health information and administrative support staff roles in the healthcare field. In the 70-credit medical administrative specialist degree program, students benefit from advanced computer, technical and general education courses. To achieve the degree, students also work with a medical office mentor in a unique capstone course. In addition to office and computer skills, today?s fast-paced, high tech medical facilities require knowledge of anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, disease processes and pharmacology. Skills in communications, scheduling, transcription, coding, health information, insurance claim submission and billing and collections are also critical. The program stresses the importance of confidentiality, accuracy and productivity in the medical environment. Students gather and process patient data using both traditional and electronic records. Rapid technological development is requiring medical office support staff to be proficient in word processing, spreadsheets, databases and time management software while also having experience with digital dictation, voice recognition, electronic coding and networking technologies.

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Associate in Applied Science Degree for Medical Laboratory Technician

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This program combines classroom learning, hands-on laboratory procedures, and a clinical practicum to train skilled laboratory technicians. Students learn the techniques and theories necessary to work in a medical or clinical laboratory. These techniques emphasize skills in phlebotomy, body fluid analysis, hematology, chemistry, microbiology, immunology, and immunohematology. Students also learn the theories and principles behind the tests they perform and learn to correlate the results with patients? conditions. Upon completion of the program?s classroom phase, students spend 25 weeks in a clinical learning experience at an approved hospital. Students are supervised by the hospital?s medical technologists and through periodic visits from ATC program instructors. MLT students are encouraged to write both the Board of Registry exam given by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists and the Clinical Laboratory Technician exam given by the National Certification Agency. The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degrees range from 64 to 85 credits and include at least 18 semester credits of general education. Students must select courses from at least three goal areas of the MnTC.

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Associate in Applied Science Degree in Accounting

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This program aims to provide students with the academic knowledge and personal resources to make the types of decisions they will face on the job. In the first year, students are introduced to financial statement preparation, payroll accounting, computerized accounting, and manufacturing cost systems. In the second year, students focus in areas such as income tax, managerial applications, and financial statement analysis. The courses in oral and written communications and computer applications including spreadsheets are also an integral part of this program. The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degrees range from 64 to 85 credits and include at least 18 semester credits of general education. Students must select courses from at least three goal areas of the MnTC.

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Associate in Applied Science Degree in Administrative Office Management

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This program intends to provide students with training necessary for employment and advancement on-the job to mid-management positions. In the first year, students are introduced to general office skills including using computers for word processing, database, spreadsheets and data entry applications. Students also receive instruction in keyboarding, transcription, calculators, filing, records management, telephone courtesy, accounting, written and oral communications, and a variety of computer software. During the second year, students receive training in a variety of administrative office management functions such as supervising employees, hiring and training personnel, purchasing office equipment and supplies, using desktop publishing, utilizing the Internet, training on an office networking system, and preparing office communications and reports. The program also offers opportunity for computer software certification testing at the national level. The curriculum includes an internship that provides the student with on-the-job work experience.

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Associate in Applied Science Degree in Business Management

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This program is designed especially for students who have earned an Associate in Applied Science degree in another discipline area and are seeking managerial training. Students who possess an AAS degree in another discipline area can complete the program in as little as one year. Students who have completed diploma programs can finish this degree in less than two-years, depending on transfer credits. The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degrees range from 64 to 85 credits and include at least 18 semester credits of general education. Students must select courses from at least three goal areas of the MnTC. Students without prior college experience are also welcome in the program and may choose to double major in a more specialized area of training such as Finance and credit management, hotel- restaurant management, marketing and sales management or other programs offered by the business management and marketing division at ATC.

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Associate in Applied Science Degree in Child Development

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This program prepares potential early childhood professionals with classroom theory courses, lab experiences, an internship, and practicums, which will allow students many hands on experiences in a variety of early childhood settings. The program allows students to take the technical credits in the program plus a varied menu of general education courses. Students can advance the career ladder under Department of Human Services (DHS) Rule 3 from assistant teacher to teacher in a center-based setting, head start, or preschool setting. AAS degree qualifies students to work as a paraprofessional under No Child Left Behind. The curriculum has been standardized for Minnesota, so the program course titles, credits, and syllabi are similar at other Minnesota Technical Colleges. The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degrees range from 64 to 85 credits and include at least 18 semester credits of general education. Students must select courses from at least three goal areas of the MnTC.

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Associate in Applied Science Degree in Computer Programming

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In this program, students are provided with training on many different computers including personal computers (PC), large systems, and even PDAs (personal digital assistants like Palm and iPaq). Software development methodologies, data sharing, and database access are taught in at least three programming languages including Java, VB.Net, and C++/Visual C++. VB.NET and C++ are taught so students can work in PC environments. Java is taught so graduates have an opportunity to work on many different computer types. SQL skills will help the student bridge the gap between databases and computer programs. Project analysis skills, along with website design and programming will provide the student with a well-rounded understanding of a computer problem and the ability to make informed decisions on how it should be solved. The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degrees range from 64 to 85 credits and include at least 18 semester credits of general education. Students must select courses from at least three goal areas of the MnTC.

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Associate in Applied Science Degree in Computer and Voice Networking

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This program aims to provide students learning experiences on computers, local area networks, phone systems, routers, switches, and networking management packages. State-of-the-art classrooms and extensive hands-on activities solidify classroom learning. The student laptop computer will serve both as a workstation and a server for hands-on projects. The Computer and Voice Networking (CVN) instructors and curriculum are industry trained. In addition, students receive general education courses that have been recommended by the partners in industry who have helped the college design the program. This keeps the program current with industry requirements. Optional advanced certificate training in networking is available for AAS degree graduates. The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degrees range from 64 to 85 credits and include at least 18 semester credits of general education. Students must select courses from at least three goal areas of the MnTC.

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